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• Trump threatens to end Iraq support over al-Maliki comeback bid tied to Iran influence - U.S. opposes Iran-backed al-Maliki's bid for Iraqi PM role as Secretary of State Marco Rubio expresses concerns about pro-Tehran government seizing control of Iraq.
• US begins transferring ISIS detainees from Syria to Iraq amid security transition - U.S. forces moved 150 ISIS detainees from Syria to Iraq as CENTCOM began a transfer operation involving up to 7,000 radical prisoners.
• US troops pull out of major Iraq airbase amid ongoing regional consolidation effort, progress against ISIS - The U.S. withdrawal of troops from Ain al-Asad airbase was completed by Friday as part of regional consolidation following progress on ISIS as CENTCOM calls for 'teamwork.'
• Armed Kurdish fighters try to breach Iran border as regional threat grows amid protests: reports - Turkey's intelligence agency MIT warned Iran's Revolutionary Guard about Kurdish fighters trying to cross the Iran-Iraq border during ongoing government crackdowns.
• US freezes all visa processing for 75 countries, including Somalia, Russia, Iran - State Department halts visa processing for 75 countries including Somalia, Russia, and Iran to crack down on applicants likely to become public charges.
• From Syria to Somalia, US troops remain deployed this holiday season under missions that never formally ended - U.S. troops remain deployed in Syria, Iraq, Somalia and Yemen under war authorities, conducting raids and airstrikes in conflicts most Americans forgot.